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Educational ToursInternational DaysPhysiotherapy Camp

Scientific Advancements Breakthrough in DNA Sequencing of...New Method can Kill Cancer Cells in...

Over 350 species of birds migrate...Training & Placement CellFaculty & Students Corner

DSWC Activities Blood Donation Camp Dolphinites participated in...

Symposium on “Advances in Zoology ...Hands-on-training on Plant Tissue ..Bidding Farewell

Guest LecturesAcademic Achievements (Toppers)Conference, Workshop Hands....

Dolphin Institute host three days...Dolphin Alumni MeetDolphinites Bring Laurels....

Volume : 08 April - June, 2016

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InsightThe Quarterly News Bulletin of Dolphin (P.G.) Institute of Biomedical & Natural Sciences, Dehra Dun-248 007

Issue : 02

{Accredited by NAAC, Recognised by UGC U/s 2 (f), Local Chapter NPTEL}

Departments of

C h e m i s t r y &

Pharmaceutical

Chemistry jointly

organised two

days 'Workshop

c u m H a n d s -

on Training on

H P L C & C o l u m n th thChromatography', on 6 and 7

May, 2016. 37 participants from

various Colleges, Universities

and Industries from Uttarakhand

attended the training. The event

was divided into four lectures and

three practical sessions.

On day 1, the inaugural address

was delivered by Dr. Arun Kumar,

Director, DIBNS. Dr. Ravi

Bhushan, Professor of Chemistry,

IIT, Roorkee, and the Chief Guest

of the day released the 'Training

Manual for the Workshop'. He

delivered the key note address on

'Liquid Chromatography'. Dr.

Rashmi, Scientist-D, Chemistry

Division, F.R.I . Dehradun,

delivered a lecture on 'HPLC and

Column Chromatography'.

The lectures were followed by the

introductory Practical Session-I,

which was conducted in

laboratories of Chemistry and

Pharmachemistry Departments

under the guidance of Dr. Deepak

Kumar and Dr. Raju.

On day 2, Mr. C. P. Singh, Senior

Manager, IPQA Laboratories,

delivered a lecture on 'HPLC & its

Appl icat ions ' , which was

followed by Practical Sessions-II

& III in which participants

were trained on handling of

HPLC instrument and working of

Co lumn Chromatog raphy.

Thereafter Dr. Abdul Farukh,

Professor, H.N.B.G. (Central)

University, Srinagar had his

lecture on 'Applications of

Biostatistics'. A questionnaire

Workshop cum Hands-on Training on HPLC & Column Chromatography

was also circulated among the

participants to have their

feedback on the gains of the

hands-on-training.

Shri Arvind Gupta, Chairman,

delivered the valedictory and

encouraged participants with

inspir ing words . He a lso

felicitated the winners of the

questionnaire Mr. Mahesh Singh

(Doon PG College), Ms. Neetu

Rajoria & Mr. Sunil Negi

(Microbiology Dept., DIBNS)

with certificates and prizes. The

workshop concluded with Vote of

Thanks by Mr. Rohit Verma,

Organising Secretary of the

workshop.HPLC and Column Chromatography Training

Minister's Office.

Speak ing on th i s occas ion

Chairman, Shri Arvind Gupta very

well defined the term entrepreneur.

He emphasized that country's

economy can never recover till the

young genera t ion imb ibes ,

inculcates the entrepreneurship

quality within them.

The Chief Guest of the morning, Dr.

U.S. Rawat, Vice Chancellor, Sri

Dev Suman University praised the

sincere efforts of the Institute in

organizing this workshop and skill

development programme for the

Programme coordinator, briefed the

participants about weeklong

workshop and provided a bird's eye

v i e w o f t h e d i f f e r e n t

p r o g r a m m e s / l e c t u r e s /

activities/field trips to

be held during the

workshop. He

also pointed out

that this year

this EDP has

co l l abo ra ted

w i t h S t a r t u p

India Programme

launched by Prime

A s i x d a y s w o r k s h o p o n

'Entrepreneurship Development

Programme' in association with

I n d u s t r i e s A s s o c i a t i o n o f

Uttarakhand & Drug Manufacturing

Association, Uttarakhand was

conducted by the Entrepreneurship

Development Cell, Dolphin (PG)

Institute of Biomedical & Natural

Sciences, Dehra Dun from 25th to

30th April 2016.

Dr. Arun Kumar, Director while

welcoming the young participants

deliberated upon the 'Startup India'

programme of which the present

EDP is a part. He delved in

d e t a i l s i n t o t h e

advantages of the

EDP workshop in

t h e p r e s e n t

s c e n a r i o

especially after

t h e

implementation

of Startup India.

Dr. Sanjay Agarwal,

like Technology based Startup,

Start-up India in the field of Forestry,

Quality of Entrepreneurship, MSME

Schemes, Technology based

Startup, Medicinal Plant based Start

up, Accountancy & Book Keeping

and Tissue Culture based techniques

based start-up, and many more. The

participants were taken for one day

field visit to Dev Sanskriti University,

Haridwar and Patanjali Food &

Herbal Park. Participants were

provided with certificates in the

valedictory. It was presided by Dr. S.

Sengupta Pandey, Jt. Secretary, Food

& Supplies, Uttarakhand Govt.

upcoming entrepreneurs. He felt

that the State has tremendous

potential in the form of its educated

and well informed youth, but what is

lacking is our education system.

Shri Pankaj Gupta, President

I n d u s t r i e s A s s o c i a t i o n o f

Uttarakhand in his key note address

linked Startup India with Standup

India. He emphasized three things

contribute to a country's economy,

i.e., agriculture, industry and service.

To this he added a fourth dimension,

i.e., innovative economy.

Besides the lectures by eminent

guest speakers on varied subjects

Entrepreneurship Development Workshop on START-UP conducted at Dolphin Institute

India

Felicitating the Guest of HonourEDP workshop Trainees

Release of training manual

Chairman giving award

Address by Chief Guest

Training Manual released by Chief Guest & Guest of Honour

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“Healthy body has a healthy mind”. This old

saying indicates a relationship between our body

and mind. Healthy body can be attained by a

perfect exercise called Yoga. In Vedic Sanskrit,

yoga (from the root yuj) means "to add", "to join",

"to unite", or "to attach" in its most common literal

sense.

Yoga is most important for everybody's life to maintain a balance

between physical and mental discipline. Weight loss, a strong and

flexible body, glowing beautiful skin, peaceful mind, good health -

whatever you may be looking for, yoga has it on offer. However, very

often, yoga is only partially understood as being limited to asanas

(yoga poses). As such, its benefits are only perceived to be at the

body level and we fail to realize the immense benefits yoga offers in

uniting the body, mind and breath. When you are in harmony, the

journey through life is calmer, happier and more fulfilling.

A global event on Yoga is celebrated every year called “International

Day of Yoga” to spread the awareness about the benefits of yoga.

United Nations General Assembly has declared 21st June as the

“International Day of Yoga or World Yoga Day” on the initiation of

India. The declaration came after the call for the adoption of June

21st as International Day of Yoga by Hon'ble Indian Prime Minister,

Mr. Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly on

September 27, 2014 wherein he stated: "Yoga is an invaluable gift of

India's ancient tradition”. He went on to emphasize that the core of

the philosophy behind yoga, as outlined in Patanjali's Yogasutra,

was not just about exercise, but to discover the sense of oneness

with yourself, the world and nature. “By changing our lifestyle and

creating consciousness, it can help us deal with climate change,” he

added.

It is a form of fitness and activity that is suitable for any age group.

Therefore, students you can also greatly benefit from the skill of

yoga. Yoga can have great importance for you all. Besides, helping

you to remain fit, some asanas like sun salutations or surya

namaskars increase the blood flow to the brain, helping the brain to

function better. Regularly practicing poses also helps youngsters to

concentrate better and train the body to do things unconsciously.

Breathing exercises in yoga or pranayama are also very helpful to

students. Regulated breathing is great to remove stress and tension

from your mind. Controlled breathing also brings in the ability to

concentrate and focus a much needed skill for students. Yoga is

great for brain power. It can improve the creative faculties, ability to

concentrate and retention capacity.

Yoga is a kind of therapy which eliminates many kind of illness.

There is specific yoga for different purposes only the required one

should be practiced. Practicing yoga in daily life regularly prevents

our body from various diseases as well as cures fatal disease.

We should adopt Yoga as early as possible.

(Arvind Gupta)

From Chairman's desk…

The Department of Biotechnology

organized a six day training program

on plant tissue culture. Twenty

participants attended the program.

Dr. Archana Vaishnava and

Dr. Shalini, faculty Departmkent of

Biotechnology acted as the resource

persons for the training program.

The participants were given

exposure on different techniques in

plant tissue culture including

sterilization, media preparation,

seed culture, introduction to micro-

propagation techniques, callus

induction etc.

Day 1): Overview of the hands-on-

training programme was provided

by Dr. Archana Vaishnava. Followed

by the basics of the organization of

Plant tissue culture laboratory by

Dr. Shalini. The participants were

trained in preparation of stock

solutions for Medium. Day 2):

Dr. Archana Vaishnava delivered a

lecture on Sterilization techniques

followed by training on Sterilization

Techniques. Further participants

were trained in basal media

preparation. Day 3): Dr. Shalini,

Dept. delivered another lecture on

Medium Composition followed by

training on the seed culture. Day 4:

Dr. Archana Vaishnava gave a

second lecture on Types of Plant

Tissue Culture, this was followed by

training on culturing of explants and

medium of micro propagation.

Further the participants received

training on Media preparation for

callus induction. Day 5): A visit for

trainees was arranged to Plant tissue

culture lab of Forest Research

Institute. Day 6): The participants

were given an insight that how to

analyze the observations and results

of the different techniques learn't in

previous days. The participants were

also trained to inoculate explants for

callus induction. The valedictory

was conducted in the evening,

wherein the certificates were

distributed to the participants.

'Hands-on-training' on Plant Tissue Culture th st

(16 May – 21 May 2016)

Plant tissue culture training

Department of Zoology organized

two days national symposium on

“Advances in Zoology & Applied th thSciences” on 7 & 8 April 2016 at

the Institute. The major objective of

this symposium was to provide

platform and an opportunity to post

g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s , y o u n g

researchers and faculty of the

concerned area to interact with

senior scientists and academicians

a n d e x c h a n g e v i e w s . T h e

symposium covered the molecular

and taxonomic aspects, faunal

biodivers i ty assessment and

formulat ion of conservat ion

priorit ies and policies. The

symposium led up gradation of

knowledge of the students on

various frontiers of zoology, idea

generation for research in the field of

zoology by active discussion among

the students and the academicians.

Dr. Arun Kumar, Director of the

Institute and an eminent Zoologist

himself welcomed the guests and

participants.

The symposium was inaugurated by

Dr. Rajender Dobhal DG, UCOST

and in his address he emphasized on

the need of exploring the challenges

in the biological sciences and to seek

their sustainable solutions. He also

released the sovenier and abstract's

book on “Advances in Zoology &

Applied Sciences”. The key note

address was delivered by Dr. Ravi

Prakash, Emeritus Scientist (CSIR) &

Professor (Former Head and Dean),

M.D. University, Rohtak (Haryana).

He focused on the emerging issues

of conservation biology and current

trends in global climate change. He

pointed out that the extinction of

animals and plant species is an

irreparable loss with potentially

se r ious env i ronmenta l and

economic consequences for

deve lop ing and deve loped

countries alike.

A number of eminent speakers like

Prof. P. C. Joshi, Department of

Zoology and Environmental

Science, Gurukul Kangri University,

Haridwar spoke on “Remote

Sensing and its Application”. While

Dr. Anjum Rizvi, Scientist 'D', Office-

in- charge , Z .S . I . Dehradun

delivered a lecture on DNA DNA

bar-coding as an additional tool for

taxonomist.

On the second day Dr. V.P.Uniyal,

Scientist 'E', Wild Life Instite of India,

Dehradun highlighted the concept

of identification of bioindicators for

long term ecological monitoring of

biodiversity conservation. Dr. Pankaj

National Symposium on “Advances in Zoology & Applied Sciences”

Tewary, Scientist 'D' & In-charge,

RSRS, Shaspur stressed on the need

to maintain germplasm bank of

mulberry genotypes, evaluate and

recommend suitable mulberry

variety for the region, to formulate

research projects on moriculture

and on silkworm aspects and their

implementat ion, to provide

cultivation technology for mulberry

varieties for plain and hills. Dr.

Archana Bahuguna, Scientist 'D',

Z.S. I . , Dehradun spoke on

“Ecological and wildlife forensic

studies by trichotaxonomy and

molecular tools—with special

reference to threatened species of

squirrels and small cats. She gave

attention on the importance of hair

characteristics of mammals in

identification of species of different

groups of mammals in wildlife

forensic as in case of identification of

species from hair in Shahtoosh wool

product, for brushes made from

mongoose hair and wildlife parts and

products of many species of mammals.

Cash prize of Rs. 2000/- for the

winners and Rs. 1500/- for the

runner-ups were given for the poster

and oral presentations among the

participants.

Shri Sanjay Singh Negi

joined in the Department thof Agriculture on 18

June 2016 as Assistant

Professor. He is B.Sc. Agriculture

from H.N.B Garhwal University and

M.Sc. Agriculture (Horticulture) fruit

science from UUHF, Bharshar.

Shri Sachin Devlal

joined in the Department stof Agriculture on 1 July

2016 a s As s i s t an t

Professor. He is B.Sc. from H.N.B

Garhwal University & M.Sc.

Agriculture (Horticulture) fruit

science from UUHF, Bharshar.

Participants

Dolphin Alumni Meet

the profession and future planning

with the current students.

A cultural programme was organized

by the organizing committee to

entertain the present Alumni.

Members of the organizing

committee, namely Shri Aditya

Swarup, Dr. Deptee Warikoo,

Dr. Manisha Nanda, Dr. Kapil Garg,

Dr. Keerty Mathur and Mr. Ankit

Johari were facilitated for the

successful conduct of the meet.

Dolphin Alumni Association (Regd.)

organized the Annual Alumni Meet

(2015-2016) on 4th June, 2016.

More than 150 Alumni attended the

meet. Shri Arvind Gupta, Dr. Shailja

Pant and Dr. Arun Kumar, patrons of

Alumni Association graced the

occasion with their presence.

Outstanding alumni were felicitated

by the Association for their

contributions in respective fields.

The Alumni interacted with the

present students of the institute.

They shared their views and scope of Receptive audience

Dolphinite bring laurels to the Institute

Bidding Farewell

D o l p h i n S t u d e n t s We l f a r e

Committee organized Farewell rdparties on 3 June 2016 for passing

out students for the session 2015-

2016, namely departments of

Microbiology, Botany & Chemistry.

The junior students performed a

number of cultural & entertainment

activities in the programme. The

senior students of each department

expres sed the i r v iews and

experiences about the department

and institute. Though, the students

were feeling emotional but they all

enjoyed a lot. On the occasion

Chairman of the institute Shri Arvind

Gupta, Principal Dr. Shailja Pant,

Director Dr. Arun Kumar, Dean-

DSWC Mr. Vipul Garg along with

faculty, staff & students were present

to bid farewell to out going

Dolphinite's.

New Appointments in the Institute

The Alumni

under which every country has to

prepare its own Strategy and

Vision as above. All the

participants were divided

into five sub groups with the

task of drafting the State

Strategic Plan- Vision 2024

and make a presentation in

the workshop. These will be

eventually part of the State

strategy and action plan.

Shri Vipul Garg and Dr. Ritu

Pandey from Dolphin Institute

and Shri Ravindra Kala, Secretary

Bharat Scouts and Guides,

Shri Arun Rawat, Reshma

Parveen, Vimla and Rahul along

with other volunteers were note

worthy contributors from Scouts

& Guides, Uttarakhand chapter.

played by the Bharat Scouts and

Guides in the disaster relief by

i n t r o d u c i n g t h e s k i l l

development programme based

on local resources to reduce the

migration of many local residents

from the hill villages. These

programmes will ultimately make

the youth economically well off.

H e a l s o s u g g e s t e d t h e

establishment of 'Ham station/

wireless set' in the interiors of

the State to assist the youth

during natural calamities.

Shri V S Bisht, The State

Organizing Commissioner,

Bharat Scouts and Guides

apprised the participants that the

present workshop is part of the

'Asia Pacific Region Vision - 2024'

The Bharat Scouts and Guides,

Uttarakhand chapter along with

Dolphin Institute conducted a ththree days workshop from 18 to

th20 June 2016. The workshop

was conducted for discussing

the “State Strategic Plan-Vision

2 0 2 4 ” i n r e s p e c t o f t h e

developing strategies for more

active role of Bharat Scouts and

guides in Uttarakhand. A total

37 Trainers and position holders

from 13 districts of the State

participated in the three days

workshop.

The workshop opened with

hoisting of the flag of the Scouts

and Guides. Shri S.C. Gwal, Chief

Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and

Guides Uttarakhand in his

inaugural address

a p p r i s e d t h e

participants with the

achievements and the

challenges faced by

the organization in

the State.

Shri Krishnaswamy,

Jt. Director, Bharat

Scouts and Guides

N a t i o n a l H Q

emphasized on the

crucial role being

Dolphin Institute host three days “State Strategic Plan Vision–2024”

workshop with Bharat Scouts & Guides, Uttarakhand

Group Photography of the Participants

N I S H A N T

GARG, B.PT. nd2 year made

all of us proud

o n b e i n g

se lec ted as

m e m b e r

Indian Team (Men) for the World

Inline Hockey Championship in th thItaly from 19 to 25 June 2016.

He brought laurels not only to the

Institute but to the States of

Maharashtra and Uttarakhand.

Shri Arvind Gupta, Chairman of

the Institute, Dr. Arun Kumar,

Director, Dr. Shalija Pant Principal,

Dr. Deepti Warikoo, HOD

Physiotherapy Dept. along with

faculty and students congratulate,

Nishant on his achievements.

Members Indian Team

Mr. Krishnaswami, Joint Director, NHQ addressing the gathering

Release of Souvenir

Welcoming Prof. Ravi Prakash

Cheif Guest Dr. Rajendra Dobhal, DG UCOST addressing the participants

The Chief Guest distributing certificate to the participants

The trainers with Course Coordinators

Fun Time

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“Healthy body has a healthy mind”. This old

saying indicates a relationship between our body

and mind. Healthy body can be attained by a

perfect exercise called Yoga. In Vedic Sanskrit,

yoga (from the root yuj) means "to add", "to join",

"to unite", or "to attach" in its most common literal

sense.

Yoga is most important for everybody's life to maintain a balance

between physical and mental discipline. Weight loss, a strong and

flexible body, glowing beautiful skin, peaceful mind, good health -

whatever you may be looking for, yoga has it on offer. However, very

often, yoga is only partially understood as being limited to asanas

(yoga poses). As such, its benefits are only perceived to be at the

body level and we fail to realize the immense benefits yoga offers in

uniting the body, mind and breath. When you are in harmony, the

journey through life is calmer, happier and more fulfilling.

A global event on Yoga is celebrated every year called “International

Day of Yoga” to spread the awareness about the benefits of yoga.

United Nations General Assembly has declared 21st June as the

“International Day of Yoga or World Yoga Day” on the initiation of

India. The declaration came after the call for the adoption of June

21st as International Day of Yoga by Hon'ble Indian Prime Minister,

Mr. Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly on

September 27, 2014 wherein he stated: "Yoga is an invaluable gift of

India's ancient tradition”. He went on to emphasize that the core of

the philosophy behind yoga, as outlined in Patanjali's Yogasutra,

was not just about exercise, but to discover the sense of oneness

with yourself, the world and nature. “By changing our lifestyle and

creating consciousness, it can help us deal with climate change,” he

added.

It is a form of fitness and activity that is suitable for any age group.

Therefore, students you can also greatly benefit from the skill of

yoga. Yoga can have great importance for you all. Besides, helping

you to remain fit, some asanas like sun salutations or surya

namaskars increase the blood flow to the brain, helping the brain to

function better. Regularly practicing poses also helps youngsters to

concentrate better and train the body to do things unconsciously.

Breathing exercises in yoga or pranayama are also very helpful to

students. Regulated breathing is great to remove stress and tension

from your mind. Controlled breathing also brings in the ability to

concentrate and focus a much needed skill for students. Yoga is

great for brain power. It can improve the creative faculties, ability to

concentrate and retention capacity.

Yoga is a kind of therapy which eliminates many kind of illness.

There is specific yoga for different purposes only the required one

should be practiced. Practicing yoga in daily life regularly prevents

our body from various diseases as well as cures fatal disease.

We should adopt Yoga as early as possible.

(Arvind Gupta)

From Chairman's desk…

The Department of Biotechnology

organized a six day training program

on plant tissue culture. Twenty

participants attended the program.

Dr. Archana Vaishnava and

Dr. Shalini, faculty Departmkent of

Biotechnology acted as the resource

persons for the training program.

The participants were given

exposure on different techniques in

plant tissue culture including

sterilization, media preparation,

seed culture, introduction to micro-

propagation techniques, callus

induction etc.

Day 1): Overview of the hands-on-

training programme was provided

by Dr. Archana Vaishnava. Followed

by the basics of the organization of

Plant tissue culture laboratory by

Dr. Shalini. The participants were

trained in preparation of stock

solutions for Medium. Day 2):

Dr. Archana Vaishnava delivered a

lecture on Sterilization techniques

followed by training on Sterilization

Techniques. Further participants

were trained in basal media

preparation. Day 3): Dr. Shalini,

Dept. delivered another lecture on

Medium Composition followed by

training on the seed culture. Day 4:

Dr. Archana Vaishnava gave a

second lecture on Types of Plant

Tissue Culture, this was followed by

training on culturing of explants and

medium of micro propagation.

Further the participants received

training on Media preparation for

callus induction. Day 5): A visit for

trainees was arranged to Plant tissue

culture lab of Forest Research

Institute. Day 6): The participants

were given an insight that how to

analyze the observations and results

of the different techniques learn't in

previous days. The participants were

also trained to inoculate explants for

callus induction. The valedictory

was conducted in the evening,

wherein the certificates were

distributed to the participants.

'Hands-on-training' on Plant Tissue Culture th st

(16 May – 21 May 2016)

Plant tissue culture training

Department of Zoology organized

two days national symposium on

“Advances in Zoology & Applied th thSciences” on 7 & 8 April 2016 at

the Institute. The major objective of

this symposium was to provide

platform and an opportunity to post

g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s , y o u n g

researchers and faculty of the

concerned area to interact with

senior scientists and academicians

a n d e x c h a n g e v i e w s . T h e

symposium covered the molecular

and taxonomic aspects, faunal

biodivers i ty assessment and

formulat ion of conservat ion

priorit ies and policies. The

symposium led up gradation of

knowledge of the students on

various frontiers of zoology, idea

generation for research in the field of

zoology by active discussion among

the students and the academicians.

Dr. Arun Kumar, Director of the

Institute and an eminent Zoologist

himself welcomed the guests and

participants.

The symposium was inaugurated by

Dr. Rajender Dobhal DG, UCOST

and in his address he emphasized on

the need of exploring the challenges

in the biological sciences and to seek

their sustainable solutions. He also

released the sovenier and abstract's

book on “Advances in Zoology &

Applied Sciences”. The key note

address was delivered by Dr. Ravi

Prakash, Emeritus Scientist (CSIR) &

Professor (Former Head and Dean),

M.D. University, Rohtak (Haryana).

He focused on the emerging issues

of conservation biology and current

trends in global climate change. He

pointed out that the extinction of

animals and plant species is an

irreparable loss with potentially

se r ious env i ronmenta l and

economic consequences for

deve lop ing and deve loped

countries alike.

A number of eminent speakers like

Prof. P. C. Joshi, Department of

Zoology and Environmental

Science, Gurukul Kangri University,

Haridwar spoke on “Remote

Sensing and its Application”. While

Dr. Anjum Rizvi, Scientist 'D', Office-

in- charge , Z .S . I . Dehradun

delivered a lecture on DNA DNA

bar-coding as an additional tool for

taxonomist.

On the second day Dr. V.P.Uniyal,

Scientist 'E', Wild Life Instite of India,

Dehradun highlighted the concept

of identification of bioindicators for

long term ecological monitoring of

biodiversity conservation. Dr. Pankaj

National Symposium on “Advances in Zoology & Applied Sciences”

Tewary, Scientist 'D' & In-charge,

RSRS, Shaspur stressed on the need

to maintain germplasm bank of

mulberry genotypes, evaluate and

recommend suitable mulberry

variety for the region, to formulate

research projects on moriculture

and on silkworm aspects and their

implementat ion, to provide

cultivation technology for mulberry

varieties for plain and hills. Dr.

Archana Bahuguna, Scientist 'D',

Z.S. I . , Dehradun spoke on

“Ecological and wildlife forensic

studies by trichotaxonomy and

molecular tools—with special

reference to threatened species of

squirrels and small cats. She gave

attention on the importance of hair

characteristics of mammals in

identification of species of different

groups of mammals in wildlife

forensic as in case of identification of

species from hair in Shahtoosh wool

product, for brushes made from

mongoose hair and wildlife parts and

products of many species of mammals.

Cash prize of Rs. 2000/- for the

winners and Rs. 1500/- for the

runner-ups were given for the poster

and oral presentations among the

participants.

Shri Sanjay Singh Negi

joined in the Department thof Agriculture on 18

June 2016 as Assistant

Professor. He is B.Sc. Agriculture

from H.N.B Garhwal University and

M.Sc. Agriculture (Horticulture) fruit

science from UUHF, Bharshar.

Shri Sachin Devlal

joined in the Department stof Agriculture on 1 July

2016 a s As s i s t an t

Professor. He is B.Sc. from H.N.B

Garhwal University & M.Sc.

Agriculture (Horticulture) fruit

science from UUHF, Bharshar.

Participants

Dolphin Alumni Meet

the profession and future planning

with the current students.

A cultural programme was organized

by the organizing committee to

entertain the present Alumni.

Members of the organizing

committee, namely Shri Aditya

Swarup, Dr. Deptee Warikoo,

Dr. Manisha Nanda, Dr. Kapil Garg,

Dr. Keerty Mathur and Mr. Ankit

Johari were facilitated for the

successful conduct of the meet.

Dolphin Alumni Association (Regd.)

organized the Annual Alumni Meet

(2015-2016) on 4th June, 2016.

More than 150 Alumni attended the

meet. Shri Arvind Gupta, Dr. Shailja

Pant and Dr. Arun Kumar, patrons of

Alumni Association graced the

occasion with their presence.

Outstanding alumni were felicitated

by the Association for their

contributions in respective fields.

The Alumni interacted with the

present students of the institute.

They shared their views and scope of Receptive audience

Dolphinite bring laurels to the Institute

Bidding Farewell

D o l p h i n S t u d e n t s We l f a r e

Committee organized Farewell rdparties on 3 June 2016 for passing

out students for the session 2015-

2016, namely departments of

Microbiology, Botany & Chemistry.

The junior students performed a

number of cultural & entertainment

activities in the programme. The

senior students of each department

expres sed the i r v iews and

experiences about the department

and institute. Though, the students

were feeling emotional but they all

enjoyed a lot. On the occasion

Chairman of the institute Shri Arvind

Gupta, Principal Dr. Shailja Pant,

Director Dr. Arun Kumar, Dean-

DSWC Mr. Vipul Garg along with

faculty, staff & students were present

to bid farewell to out going

Dolphinite's.

New Appointments in the Institute

The Alumni

under which every country has to

prepare its own Strategy and

Vision as above. All the

participants were divided

into five sub groups with the

task of drafting the State

Strategic Plan- Vision 2024

and make a presentation in

the workshop. These will be

eventually part of the State

strategy and action plan.

Shri Vipul Garg and Dr. Ritu

Pandey from Dolphin Institute

and Shri Ravindra Kala, Secretary

Bharat Scouts and Guides,

Shri Arun Rawat, Reshma

Parveen, Vimla and Rahul along

with other volunteers were note

worthy contributors from Scouts

& Guides, Uttarakhand chapter.

played by the Bharat Scouts and

Guides in the disaster relief by

i n t r o d u c i n g t h e s k i l l

development programme based

on local resources to reduce the

migration of many local residents

from the hill villages. These

programmes will ultimately make

the youth economically well off.

H e a l s o s u g g e s t e d t h e

establishment of 'Ham station/

wireless set' in the interiors of

the State to assist the youth

during natural calamities.

Shri V S Bisht, The State

Organizing Commissioner,

Bharat Scouts and Guides

apprised the participants that the

present workshop is part of the

'Asia Pacific Region Vision - 2024'

The Bharat Scouts and Guides,

Uttarakhand chapter along with

Dolphin Institute conducted a ththree days workshop from 18 to

th20 June 2016. The workshop

was conducted for discussing

the “State Strategic Plan-Vision

2 0 2 4 ” i n r e s p e c t o f t h e

developing strategies for more

active role of Bharat Scouts and

guides in Uttarakhand. A total

37 Trainers and position holders

from 13 districts of the State

participated in the three days

workshop.

The workshop opened with

hoisting of the flag of the Scouts

and Guides. Shri S.C. Gwal, Chief

Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and

Guides Uttarakhand in his

inaugural address

a p p r i s e d t h e

participants with the

achievements and the

challenges faced by

the organization in

the State.

Shri Krishnaswamy,

Jt. Director, Bharat

Scouts and Guides

N a t i o n a l H Q

emphasized on the

crucial role being

Dolphin Institute host three days “State Strategic Plan Vision–2024”

workshop with Bharat Scouts & Guides, Uttarakhand

Group Photography of the Participants

N I S H A N T

GARG, B.PT. nd2 year made

all of us proud

o n b e i n g

se lec ted as

m e m b e r

Indian Team (Men) for the World

Inline Hockey Championship in th thItaly from 19 to 25 June 2016.

He brought laurels not only to the

Institute but to the States of

Maharashtra and Uttarakhand.

Shri Arvind Gupta, Chairman of

the Institute, Dr. Arun Kumar,

Director, Dr. Shalija Pant Principal,

Dr. Deepti Warikoo, HOD

Physiotherapy Dept. along with

faculty and students congratulate,

Nishant on his achievements.

Members Indian Team

Mr. Krishnaswami, Joint Director, NHQ addressing the gathering

Release of Souvenir

Welcoming Prof. Ravi Prakash

Cheif Guest Dr. Rajendra Dobhal, DG UCOST addressing the participants

The Chief Guest distributing certificate to the participants

The trainers with Course Coordinators

Fun Time

Academic Achievements : College Toppersrd M.Sc. Biochemistry- 3 Sem.

Iqra Anwar Bhat86.67 W.A.P./8.55 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Botany- 3 Sem.

Kaiser Iqbal Wani83.33 W.A.P./8.45 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Chemistry- 3 Sem.

Aarifah Rashid 81.17 W.A.P./8.32 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Phar. Che.- 3 Sem.

Rajeshwar Chaurasia84.17 W.A.P./8.47 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Biotech.- 3 Sem.

Priyanka Pawar79.17 W.A.P./8.25 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Microbio.- 3 Sem.

Neha Kochar 83.83 W.A.P./8.46 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Zoology- 3 Sem.

Tabassum Gowher 83.33 W.A.P./8.44 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Forestry- 3 Sem.

B. Chumei Phom69.39 W.A.P./7.02 G.P.A.

stB.Sc. Agriculture- 1 Sem.

Kumar Ashu Karn458 W.A.P./525 G.P.A.

rdB.Sc. Agriculture- 3 Sem.

Aisina Yamso427 W.A.P./525 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Agriculture- 5 Sem.

Pate Talo505 W.A.P./600 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Agriculture- 7 Sem.

Ms. Vizole-Uwhuorie410 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

rdB.Sc. Forestry- 3 Sem.

Ritwika Mukhopadhyay531 W.A.P./600 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry- 5 Sem.

Kanchan Dadwal 475 W.A.P./600 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Akshay Jain 463 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Kushagra Meshram463 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Merensangla Long Kumar463 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Ms. Mmhayilo Kikon463 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Neelam Negi463 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Rahul Bhandari 463 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

Samten Choigyal463 W.A.P./500

Suman Bhandari 463 W.A.P./500

Tshering Choden 463 W.A.P./500

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Tshering Dendup K463 W.A.P./500

rdB.Sc. Horticulture- 3 Sem.

Ronia Linggi564 W.A.P./675

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

DSWC Activities

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The Dolphin Students Welfare

Committee organized a Blood

Donation camp in the premises of

the Institute on 15th June 2016 in

collaboration with Amar Ujala on

the occasion of the 'World Blood

Donation Day'. Speaking on the

occasion Shri Arvind Gupta,

Chairman of the institute emphasized

on the importance of blood donation

since there is a great gap between the

demand and availability of blood in

different blood banks in our country.

He also emphasized on the positive

role the youth can play in this noble

cause by donating blood to the right

organizations. He also appealed to

the Blood Banks at Dehra Dun to

provide free blood to the needy

patients from BPL members of the

society. During the camp 50 units of

blood were donated by students and

staff of the Institute to the blood

bank of Shree Mahant Indresh

Hospital. Principal, Dr. Shailja Pant,

Dean- DSWC Mr. Vipul Garg, Mrs.

Malti Sawhney, Mr. Sudhir Bharti

along with faculty, staff & students

from Dolphin Institute and from

Shree Mahant Indresh Hospital Dr.

Snigdha, Mr. V S Bhardwaj, and

others were present in the camp.

Blood Donation Camp Students of Dolphin awarded by Red Cross Society

Internat ional Red Cross

Society (Uttarakhand Chapter)

organized a painting and essay

competition on the subject

“Everywhere for everyone” at thour college on 6th and 7 May

2016. Four students of the

institute, namely Kumar

Ashukarn, Pranshi Aggarwal and

R a h u l G u p t a a n d D e e p a k

participated in the painting

competition and won the prizes.

They were felicitated by Shri

Ravinath Raman, DM, Dehra Dun

at a function held at MKP (PG) thCollege, Dehra Dun on 8 May on

the occasion of International

redcross day.

Dolphinites participated in International Day against Drug Abuse

Student of Dolphin Institute

participated in 'International Day

Against Drug Abuse' organized by

Uttarakhand Police & the local

Administration at Gandhi Park,

Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand on 26th

June 2016. Volunteers from civil

d e f e n s e , p o l i c e m e n a n d

school/college students held an

awareness rally while dignitaries

shared their views on the impact of

d rug abuse and sugges ted

preventive measures.

Shree Harish Rawat, Chief Minister

inaugurated the event following

which a group of artistes presented a

street play on the issue. He later

flagged off the rally with students

and volunteers carrying banners and

raising slogans against drug abuse.

The students of Dolphin institute

displayed the slogans like “Life can

take you higher than drugs, no drugs

save life, say no to drugs and alcohol,

respect yourself, be drugs free, make

health your new high in life not drugs,

don't let drugs control, your life” etc.

Shree Rawat emphasized that It is

important to involve women in this

campaign so that they can create a

healthy environment in the family

and surroundings. The state

government is determined to stop

the activities of drug peddlers'', he

said.

The CM directed the police officials

to take strong steps to crack down on

drug peddlers in the state. Any

policeman putting sincere efforts for

the campaign would be rewarded,

he said.

Mr. Vipul Garg, Dean- Student's

Welfare said that Dolphin institute

has very clear vision that Drugs are

extremely dangerous for a civilized and

healthy society and the illegal trade

of drug must be stopped somehow.

District officials and students from

different educational institutes were

present at the function.

Scout Training Camp at Dolphin Institute

organized

The Institute in collaboration with

Bharat Scouts & Guide, Uttarakhand

organized a three day training camp

for the newly selected 20 Rangers

(Boys) & 20 Rovers (Girls) from 9 to

11th May 2016. State level Trainers

Shri Ravindra Kala & Shri Uniyal

trained the selected scouts and

guides about preparing notes, camp

organization, camp fire, hill

climbing, putting a machan, crisis

management and other basics for

rangers & rovers. Various tasks were

assigned to each participant to uplift

their personality and to serve the

society.

All trainees expressed their

confidence in cultural and sports

activities held on the last day of

training camp.

Department of Pathology

Department of Chemistry

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Department of Pathology, attended

a Conference organized by All India

Medical Laboratory Technology thAssociation, Chandigarh on 15

April, 2016 on the occasion of

'World Biomedical Laboratory Day'.

Shri Aditya Swarup and

Shri Ankit Johri, along with the

students of B.Sc. Medical Lab

Technology attended the "National

Symposium on Biofuel : Indian

Scenario” organized by Uttaranchal thUniversity, D.Dun on 29 April, 2016.

Dr. Suman Rawat participated in

National Symposium on Biofuel:

Indian Scenario, organized by

U t t a r a n c h a l U n i v e r s i t y i n

collaboration with UCOST, Dehra th Dun on 29 April. An Abstract

entitled “Comparative study on

Antimicrobial activities of Sapium

s e b i f e r u m a n d B e t u l a

cylindrostachys” by Suman Rawat

and O.P. Sati (2016) has been

published in Abstract book: 37.

Dr. Suman Rawat, Mrs. Ankita

Sati and Dr. Arti Tomar Participated

in Seminar on “Herbal research

opportunit ies , chal lenges &

beyond” on june 04, 2015

organized by the Management

o f Un ive r s i t i e s ' J ou rna l o f

Phytochemistry & Ayurvedic Heights

(UJAPAH) at Vighyan Dham,

UCOST, Dehradun.

Dr. C .S . Pandey, Head

Department of Agriculture delivered

lecture on bio-fertilizer in the entre-

preneurship development programme

on April 27, 2016 at the Institute.

Dr. Gyanendra Awas th i

de l ivered gues t lec ture on

“Atherosclerosis: Pathogenesis and

management of CAD (Coronary

Artery disease) on 26th April 2016 at

J yo t i V idyapee th Women ' s

University, Jaipur.

Dr. Gyanendra Awasthi delivered

guest lecture on “Risk factors of

Department of Agriculture

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Atherosclerosis” on 10th May 2016

at Pt, L.M.S. Govt Post Graduate

(Autonomous) college, Rishikesh -

249201 Uttarakhand.

B Sc Forestry II Semester Students

completed 2 days Hands-on-

training on “Lantana camara

handicraft” from Himalayan

Env i ronmenta l S tud ies and

Conservation Organization (HESCO), nd rdDehra Dun on 2 -3 May 2016.

30 Students from B Sc Forestry VI

Semester & M Sc Forestry IV

Semester participated in the

seminar on “Combat Deserti-

fication” organized by the Wildlife

Institute of India, Dehra Dun on th 17 June.

Department of Forestry

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Pathology Division, FRI, Dehradun

delivered the guest lecture on April

23, 2016 on the topic “Molecular

techniques in Forest Pathology” in

the Department of Forestry.

Dr. Tarun Mittal, Dermatologist &

Aesthetic Laser Surgeon, Ashrey

Skin Care Center & Laser Clinic,

Dehra Dun delivered a guest lecture

on April 18, 2016 on Superficial

Fungal Infections in the Department

of Microbiology in collaboration

with Training & Placements.

Shri Amit Gupta, Alumnus

D o l p h i n I n s t i t u t e ( M . S c .

Mic rob io logy 2010 Ba tch ) ,

presently working with Procter &

Gamble India, as the Regional

Microbiologist, Global Microbiology

Delivery Organization participated

as a guest speaker in an interactive

session with PG students of the

institute and shared his experiences.

He also talked to the students about

future prospects in Pharmaceutical,

Food, Cosmetics and other

industries. The talk was arranged by

the department of Training &

Placement cell and Microbiology on

23rd April 2016.

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Physiotherapist, ESI Hospital

delivered a guest lecture on April 20,

2016 in the Department of

Physiotherapy on Congenital Heart

Diseases.

Dr. Shagun Agarwal, Associate

Professor, IAMR Ghaziabad

delivered a guest lecture on 30

April, 2016 in the Department of

Physiotherapy on the topic Cyriax

Manipulation.

D r . P r o s e n j i t P a t r a ,

Physiotherapist, ESI Hospital

delivered a guest lecture on April 21,

2016 in the Department of

Physiotherapy on the topic Cardiac

Myopathies.

Dr. Vaibhav Agarwal,

As soc ia te P ro fe s so r, HIHT,

Dehradun delivered a guest

lecture on May 31, 2016 in the

Department of Physiotherapy

on the topic Peripheral Nerve

Injuries.

Dr. Rashmi Dhingra, Deputy

Director, UCPH, Dehra Dun

delivered a guest lecture on April 07,

2016 in the Department of

Pathology on “Anaemia- A silent

k i l l e r a m o n g w o m e n a n d

children” on the occasion of

World health day.

The Department of Physics

organized a guest lecture on April

04, 2016 on the topic 'Resent

d e v e l o p m e n t s i n N a n o -

materials’ for the PG students of

P h y s i c s , C h e m i s t r y ,

B i o c h e m i s t r y a n d

Biotechnology. The Speaker for

the lecture was Prof. Manbendra

Mukherjee, who is presently

working with Saha Institute of

Nuclear Physics, Kolkata (WB).

Guest Lectures

Bharat Scouts & Guides is organizing

an international meet in October

2016 at Pune (Maharastra) in which

Scouts and Guides from 29

countries shall be participating

along with participants from India.

Fo u r g i r l s t u d e n t s ( S c o u t

Rangers) of Dolphin Institute,

Dehradun are selected to attend the

above meet namely, Ms. Anjali Singh

(B. Sc. M.M. 3rd Year), Ms. Diksha

(B. Sc. M.M. 1st Year), Ms. Pooja

Four Scout Rangers from Dolphin Institute selected for Bharat Scouts & Guides International Event- 2016

Anjali SinghstBPT-I Year

Diksha stB.Sc. MM-I Year

Pooja GuptastBPT-1 Year

Shreya Semwalst B.Sc. Biotech-1 Year

Gupta (B. P.T. 1st Year) & Ms. Shreya

Semwal (B. Sc. Biotech 2nd Year).

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Red Cross Society of India-

Uttarakhand chapter affiliated

Dolphin (P.G.) Institute, Dehradun

with Youth Red Cross from the

session 2015-2016. Red Cross

Society, Uttarakhand allotted 40

seats for our institute under Youth

Red Cross. With this honor we

became the first self financed

institute in Uttarakhand to get

affiliation from Red Cross Society of

India. This would open door for the

students to participate in various

social and welfare activities for the

less privileged members of the society.

Youth Red Cross (YRC) started at Dophin Institute with 40 seats

Dr. Tarun Mittal, Dermatologist & Aesthetic

Laser Surgeon, Dehradun delivering

a guest lecture

Mr. Amit Gupta, being welcomed by

Dr. Ashok Singh

Dr. C.S. Pandey addressing

the EDP Trainees

Flag hoisting ceremony

Group discussion with the speakers

The Hon’ble Chief Minister, Uttarakhand addressing the students

Honb’le Chief Minister sharing dais with DM & SSP, Dehra Dun during the meeting

Shri Arvind Gupta donating blood

Academic Achievements : College Toppersrd M.Sc. Biochemistry- 3 Sem.

Iqra Anwar Bhat86.67 W.A.P./8.55 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Botany- 3 Sem.

Kaiser Iqbal Wani83.33 W.A.P./8.45 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Chemistry- 3 Sem.

Aarifah Rashid 81.17 W.A.P./8.32 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Phar. Che.- 3 Sem.

Rajeshwar Chaurasia84.17 W.A.P./8.47 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Biotech.- 3 Sem.

Priyanka Pawar79.17 W.A.P./8.25 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Microbio.- 3 Sem.

Neha Kochar 83.83 W.A.P./8.46 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Zoology- 3 Sem.

Tabassum Gowher 83.33 W.A.P./8.44 G.P.A.

rdM.Sc. Forestry- 3 Sem.

B. Chumei Phom69.39 W.A.P./7.02 G.P.A.

stB.Sc. Agriculture- 1 Sem.

Kumar Ashu Karn458 W.A.P./525 G.P.A.

rdB.Sc. Agriculture- 3 Sem.

Aisina Yamso427 W.A.P./525 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Agriculture- 5 Sem.

Pate Talo505 W.A.P./600 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Agriculture- 7 Sem.

Ms. Vizole-Uwhuorie410 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

rdB.Sc. Forestry- 3 Sem.

Ritwika Mukhopadhyay531 W.A.P./600 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry- 5 Sem.

Kanchan Dadwal 475 W.A.P./600 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Akshay Jain 463 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Kushagra Meshram463 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Merensangla Long Kumar463 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Ms. Mmhayilo Kikon463 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Neelam Negi463 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Rahul Bhandari 463 W.A.P./500 G.P.A.

Samten Choigyal463 W.A.P./500

Suman Bhandari 463 W.A.P./500

Tshering Choden 463 W.A.P./500

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

Tshering Dendup K463 W.A.P./500

rdB.Sc. Horticulture- 3 Sem.

Ronia Linggi564 W.A.P./675

thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.thB.Sc. Forestry-7 Sem.

DSWC Activities

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The Dolphin Students Welfare

Committee organized a Blood

Donation camp in the premises of

the Institute on 15th June 2016 in

collaboration with Amar Ujala on

the occasion of the 'World Blood

Donation Day'. Speaking on the

occasion Shri Arvind Gupta,

Chairman of the institute emphasized

on the importance of blood donation

since there is a great gap between the

demand and availability of blood in

different blood banks in our country.

He also emphasized on the positive

role the youth can play in this noble

cause by donating blood to the right

organizations. He also appealed to

the Blood Banks at Dehra Dun to

provide free blood to the needy

patients from BPL members of the

society. During the camp 50 units of

blood were donated by students and

staff of the Institute to the blood

bank of Shree Mahant Indresh

Hospital. Principal, Dr. Shailja Pant,

Dean- DSWC Mr. Vipul Garg, Mrs.

Malti Sawhney, Mr. Sudhir Bharti

along with faculty, staff & students

from Dolphin Institute and from

Shree Mahant Indresh Hospital Dr.

Snigdha, Mr. V S Bhardwaj, and

others were present in the camp.

Blood Donation Camp Students of Dolphin awarded by Red Cross Society

Internat ional Red Cross

Society (Uttarakhand Chapter)

organized a painting and essay

competition on the subject

“Everywhere for everyone” at thour college on 6th and 7 May

2016. Four students of the

institute, namely Kumar

Ashukarn, Pranshi Aggarwal and

R a h u l G u p t a a n d D e e p a k

participated in the painting

competition and won the prizes.

They were felicitated by Shri

Ravinath Raman, DM, Dehra Dun

at a function held at MKP (PG) thCollege, Dehra Dun on 8 May on

the occasion of International

redcross day.

Dolphinites participated in International Day against Drug Abuse

Student of Dolphin Institute

participated in 'International Day

Against Drug Abuse' organized by

Uttarakhand Police & the local

Administration at Gandhi Park,

Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand on 26th

June 2016. Volunteers from civil

d e f e n s e , p o l i c e m e n a n d

school/college students held an

awareness rally while dignitaries

shared their views on the impact of

d rug abuse and sugges ted

preventive measures.

Shree Harish Rawat, Chief Minister

inaugurated the event following

which a group of artistes presented a

street play on the issue. He later

flagged off the rally with students

and volunteers carrying banners and

raising slogans against drug abuse.

The students of Dolphin institute

displayed the slogans like “Life can

take you higher than drugs, no drugs

save life, say no to drugs and alcohol,

respect yourself, be drugs free, make

health your new high in life not drugs,

don't let drugs control, your life” etc.

Shree Rawat emphasized that It is

important to involve women in this

campaign so that they can create a

healthy environment in the family

and surroundings. The state

government is determined to stop

the activities of drug peddlers'', he

said.

The CM directed the police officials

to take strong steps to crack down on

drug peddlers in the state. Any

policeman putting sincere efforts for

the campaign would be rewarded,

he said.

Mr. Vipul Garg, Dean- Student's

Welfare said that Dolphin institute

has very clear vision that Drugs are

extremely dangerous for a civilized and

healthy society and the illegal trade

of drug must be stopped somehow.

District officials and students from

different educational institutes were

present at the function.

Scout Training Camp at Dolphin Institute

organized

The Institute in collaboration with

Bharat Scouts & Guide, Uttarakhand

organized a three day training camp

for the newly selected 20 Rangers

(Boys) & 20 Rovers (Girls) from 9 to

11th May 2016. State level Trainers

Shri Ravindra Kala & Shri Uniyal

trained the selected scouts and

guides about preparing notes, camp

organization, camp fire, hill

climbing, putting a machan, crisis

management and other basics for

rangers & rovers. Various tasks were

assigned to each participant to uplift

their personality and to serve the

society.

All trainees expressed their

confidence in cultural and sports

activities held on the last day of

training camp.

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Department of Chemistry

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Department of Pathology, attended

a Conference organized by All India

Medical Laboratory Technology thAssociation, Chandigarh on 15

April, 2016 on the occasion of

'World Biomedical Laboratory Day'.

Shri Aditya Swarup and

Shri Ankit Johri, along with the

students of B.Sc. Medical Lab

Technology attended the "National

Symposium on Biofuel : Indian

Scenario” organized by Uttaranchal thUniversity, D.Dun on 29 April, 2016.

Dr. Suman Rawat participated in

National Symposium on Biofuel:

Indian Scenario, organized by

U t t a r a n c h a l U n i v e r s i t y i n

collaboration with UCOST, Dehra th Dun on 29 April. An Abstract

entitled “Comparative study on

Antimicrobial activities of Sapium

s e b i f e r u m a n d B e t u l a

cylindrostachys” by Suman Rawat

and O.P. Sati (2016) has been

published in Abstract book: 37.

Dr. Suman Rawat, Mrs. Ankita

Sati and Dr. Arti Tomar Participated

in Seminar on “Herbal research

opportunit ies , chal lenges &

beyond” on june 04, 2015

organized by the Management

o f Un ive r s i t i e s ' J ou rna l o f

Phytochemistry & Ayurvedic Heights

(UJAPAH) at Vighyan Dham,

UCOST, Dehradun.

Dr. C .S . Pandey, Head

Department of Agriculture delivered

lecture on bio-fertilizer in the entre-

preneurship development programme

on April 27, 2016 at the Institute.

Dr. Gyanendra Awas th i

de l ivered gues t lec ture on

“Atherosclerosis: Pathogenesis and

management of CAD (Coronary

Artery disease) on 26th April 2016 at

J yo t i V idyapee th Women ' s

University, Jaipur.

Dr. Gyanendra Awasthi delivered

guest lecture on “Risk factors of

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Department of Biochemistry

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Atherosclerosis” on 10th May 2016

at Pt, L.M.S. Govt Post Graduate

(Autonomous) college, Rishikesh -

249201 Uttarakhand.

B Sc Forestry II Semester Students

completed 2 days Hands-on-

training on “Lantana camara

handicraft” from Himalayan

Env i ronmenta l S tud ies and

Conservation Organization (HESCO), nd rdDehra Dun on 2 -3 May 2016.

30 Students from B Sc Forestry VI

Semester & M Sc Forestry IV

Semester participated in the

seminar on “Combat Deserti-

fication” organized by the Wildlife

Institute of India, Dehra Dun on th 17 June.

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Pathology Division, FRI, Dehradun

delivered the guest lecture on April

23, 2016 on the topic “Molecular

techniques in Forest Pathology” in

the Department of Forestry.

Dr. Tarun Mittal, Dermatologist &

Aesthetic Laser Surgeon, Ashrey

Skin Care Center & Laser Clinic,

Dehra Dun delivered a guest lecture

on April 18, 2016 on Superficial

Fungal Infections in the Department

of Microbiology in collaboration

with Training & Placements.

Shri Amit Gupta, Alumnus

D o l p h i n I n s t i t u t e ( M . S c .

Mic rob io logy 2010 Ba tch ) ,

presently working with Procter &

Gamble India, as the Regional

Microbiologist, Global Microbiology

Delivery Organization participated

as a guest speaker in an interactive

session with PG students of the

institute and shared his experiences.

He also talked to the students about

future prospects in Pharmaceutical,

Food, Cosmetics and other

industries. The talk was arranged by

the department of Training &

Placement cell and Microbiology on

23rd April 2016.

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Physiotherapist, ESI Hospital

delivered a guest lecture on April 20,

2016 in the Department of

Physiotherapy on Congenital Heart

Diseases.

Dr. Shagun Agarwal, Associate

Professor, IAMR Ghaziabad

delivered a guest lecture on 30

April, 2016 in the Department of

Physiotherapy on the topic Cyriax

Manipulation.

D r . P r o s e n j i t P a t r a ,

Physiotherapist, ESI Hospital

delivered a guest lecture on April 21,

2016 in the Department of

Physiotherapy on the topic Cardiac

Myopathies.

Dr. Vaibhav Agarwal,

As soc ia te P ro fe s so r, HIHT,

Dehradun delivered a guest

lecture on May 31, 2016 in the

Department of Physiotherapy

on the topic Peripheral Nerve

Injuries.

Dr. Rashmi Dhingra, Deputy

Director, UCPH, Dehra Dun

delivered a guest lecture on April 07,

2016 in the Department of

Pathology on “Anaemia- A silent

k i l l e r a m o n g w o m e n a n d

children” on the occasion of

World health day.

The Department of Physics

organized a guest lecture on April

04, 2016 on the topic 'Resent

d e v e l o p m e n t s i n N a n o -

materials’ for the PG students of

P h y s i c s , C h e m i s t r y ,

B i o c h e m i s t r y a n d

Biotechnology. The Speaker for

the lecture was Prof. Manbendra

Mukherjee, who is presently

working with Saha Institute of

Nuclear Physics, Kolkata (WB).

Guest Lectures

Bharat Scouts & Guides is organizing

an international meet in October

2016 at Pune (Maharastra) in which

Scouts and Guides from 29

countries shall be participating

along with participants from India.

Fo u r g i r l s t u d e n t s ( S c o u t

Rangers) of Dolphin Institute,

Dehradun are selected to attend the

above meet namely, Ms. Anjali Singh

(B. Sc. M.M. 3rd Year), Ms. Diksha

(B. Sc. M.M. 1st Year), Ms. Pooja

Four Scout Rangers from Dolphin Institute selected for Bharat Scouts & Guides International Event- 2016

Anjali SinghstBPT-I Year

Diksha stB.Sc. MM-I Year

Pooja GuptastBPT-1 Year

Shreya Semwalst B.Sc. Biotech-1 Year

Gupta (B. P.T. 1st Year) & Ms. Shreya

Semwal (B. Sc. Biotech 2nd Year).

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Red Cross Society of India-

Uttarakhand chapter affiliated

Dolphin (P.G.) Institute, Dehradun

with Youth Red Cross from the

session 2015-2016. Red Cross

Society, Uttarakhand allotted 40

seats for our institute under Youth

Red Cross. With this honor we

became the first self financed

institute in Uttarakhand to get

affiliation from Red Cross Society of

India. This would open door for the

students to participate in various

social and welfare activities for the

less privileged members of the society.

Youth Red Cross (YRC) started at Dophin Institute with 40 seats

Dr. Tarun Mittal, Dermatologist & Aesthetic

Laser Surgeon, Dehradun delivering

a guest lecture

Mr. Amit Gupta, being welcomed by

Dr. Ashok Singh

Dr. C.S. Pandey addressing

the EDP Trainees

Flag hoisting ceremony

Group discussion with the speakers

The Hon’ble Chief Minister, Uttarakhand addressing the students

Honb’le Chief Minister sharing dais with DM & SSP, Dehra Dun during the meeting

Shri Arvind Gupta donating blood

Educational Tours

The Students of B.Sc. Ag. IV Semester visited Institute of Cooperative Management, finance schemes being provided by the State government

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Department of Agriculture

Department of Botany

Department of Forestry

Students of B.Sc. Ag. II Semester

visited Forest Research Institute,

Dehra Dun on April 13, 2016 to get

hands-on- training on vegetative

propagation methods in different

horticultural crops by Mr. S.P. Singh,

Scientist FRI.

Students of B.Sc. Ag. IV Semester

visited Institute of Cooperative

Management, Dehra Dun on April

18, 2016 and were exposed to

different cooperative and finance

schemes being provided by the State

government.

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S e m e s t e r v i s i t e d R e g i o n a l

Sericulture Station, Selaqui, Dehra

Dun on March 28, 2016 and

l e a r n e d s i l k w o r m r e a r i n g

techniques.

Students of B.Sc. Horticulture II

Sem visited labs and field centers of

Center for Aromatic Plants (CAP) on

April 5, 2016.

Study tour to Lab and Field

Center of CAP (Center for Aromatic

Plants) Selaqui, by M.Sc. Botany II

Semester on 22/04/2016.

Study tour to Conservation

Farm NAVDANYA, Selaqui, Dehra

Dun by M.Sc. Botany II and IV

Semester on 23/04/2016.

Study tour to FRI Museum and

Botanic Garden, Dehra Dun by

M.Sc. Botany II Semester, IV

Semester, B.Sc.Ag. VI Semester

students and Eco-club members on

April 29, 2016.

Academic field visit to Eco-

restoration site at Hanthipaun,

Mussoorie hills, Dehra Dun by

M.Sc. Botany II Semester Students

on May 5, 2016.

B. Sc. IV Semester Lacchiwala

Forest on 2 April 2016 to study

r i v e r i a n s u c c e s s i o n a n d

documentation of present flora.

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for Aromatic plants, Selqui on 5 April

to study post harvest processing of

aromatic & medicinal plants

B. Sc. II Semester visited Forest

meteorology Observatory, FRI

Dehra Dun on 8 April to study the

working of instruments used for

meteorology.

B. Sc. IV Semester students

visited Wood Produtcs Division, FRI

Dehra Dun on 13 April to study the

determination of wood's strength

properties, wood seasoning & Wood

preservation.

B. Sc. VI Semester students

visited Mussoorie Forest Range on

16 April to get acquainted with the

techniques to fight forest fire.

B. Sc. IV Semester students

visited Fungarium & Molecular

Pathology Lab, FRI Dehra Dun on

27 April to study the various

diseased specimens of Forest trees,

visit to national type culture of Forest

pathology and familiarization with

molecular techniques.

M. Sc. II Semester students

visited Indian Institute of Remote

sensing, Dehra Dun on 3rd May to

study different instruments and

methodologies used in applying

practical aspects of Remote Sensing

and GIS.

M. Sc. II Semester students

visited Forest Survey of India, Dehra

Dun on 5th May to study different

instruments and methodologies on

used in applications of Remote

Sensing and GIS forestry.

Hepatic glucose released into the

circulation is vital for brain

functioning and survival during

per iods o f f a s t ing , and i s

modulated by an ar ray of

hormones that precisely regulate

plasma glucose levels. Asprosin,

the C-terminal cleavage product of

profibrillin, is secreted by white

adipose, circulates at nanomolar

levels, and is recruited to the liver,

where it activates the G protein-

cAMP-PKA pathway, resulting in

rapid glucose release into the

c i rculat ion. Therapeut ica l ly,

targeting it may be beneficial in type

II diabetes and metabolic syndrome

(Cell, 165(3): 566–579, 21 April

2016).

Asprosin, A Fasting-Induced Glucogenic Protein Hormone

Bioo, The High-Tech Houseplant, Charges Smartphone With Plant Power

A team of 51 scientists from

nine countries including

India, China, the USA and

A u s t r a l i a , a n d t h e

International Crops Research

Institute for the Semi-Arid

Tropics (ICRISAT), have decoded the

complete DNA sequence of the

ancestor of groundnut, the diploid

A-genome (Arachis duranensis).

They feel that this promises

t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f

i m p r o v e d g r o u n d n u t

varieties with enhanced

traits such as increased pod

and oil yield, drought and heat

tolerance and greater disease

resistance. Other signif icant

varieties this could help develop

include aflatoxin-free, nutrition-rich

Breakthrough in DNA Sequencing of Groundnutand allergen-free. The breakthrough

also provides insights into geocarpy

– a unique reproductive process of

the groundnut, oil biosynthesis and

allergens. The findings have been

published in the 'Proceedings of the

National Academy of Sciences

'(PNAS), USA (http://www.pnas.org/

content/early/2016/05/25/1600899

113.full ) on May 31, 2016.

Bioo based on precision

t e c h n o l o g y f r o m

Arkyne Technologies,

Barcelona, Spain, is

embedded within the

potted plant. The magic

happens inside the

plant pot, where energy created by

the plant's biological elements

expelled after photosynthesis is

transferred for use in the

form of electricity. A

USB wire, biological

nanowi res and an

anaerobic chamber

make up the system that

powers Smartphone

(techtimes.com/articles/151655/20

160419/bioo-charges-phone-plant-

power).

Zika Virus may cause Microcephaly by Hijacking Human Immune Molecule

In May, researchers at the University

of California determined that Zika

virus activates immune receptor

TLR3, which in turn inhibits brain

cell development and survival,

causing the organoids to shrink. The

study also shows that inhibiting this

mechanism reduces brain cell

damage, h in t ing a t a new

therapeutic approach to mitigating

the effects of prenatal Zika virus

infection (http:// ucsdnews.ucsd.

edu/pressrelease/zika_virus_may_c

ause_ microcephaly_by_ hijacking _

hum an_immune_molecule).

At present, HIV treatment relies on

various antiretrovirals, and while

these do prevent the human

immunodeficiency virus from

replicating, they do not serve as a

cure. Worse, when antiretroviral

therapy is interrupted, the virus

replication rebounds. When this

happens, the patient is put at risk of

developing acquired immune

deficiency syndrome (AIDS). If

doctors could one day eliminate

HIV from human genomes, the

disease could finally be cured. In the

study, Khalil and his team at Temple

U n i v e r s i t y, P h i l a d e l p h i a ,

Pennsylvania, studied the CRISPR

technique's ability to remove HIV

DNA from both rats and mice, and

found that it successfully cuts out the

virus in more than half of the cells.

According to Khalil, the process was

"very simple" and would not be a

complicated procedure even when

u s e d o n h u m a n p a t i e n t s

(http://christiantimes.com/article/hi

v -a id s - cu re -news - sc ien t i s t s -

remove-hiv-dna-from-living-tissue-

a r e - o n e - s t e p - c l o s e r - t o -

cure/56403).

Scientists Remove HIV DNA from Living Tissue, are One Step Closer to Cure

Jerouen Paul Lumabao, a 10th

grader at Daniel R. Aguinaldo

National High School in Davao City,

Philippines, discovered that extract

of leaves of the garden croton or San

Franc i sco p lan t (Cod iaeum

variegatum) could kill larvae of a

mosquito that helps spread the

v i r u s e s t h a t c a u s e Z i k a ,

Chikungunya and Dengue fever.

The research may help public health

officials develop a way to slow the

spread of these deadly diseases. It

also may give homeowners hints

about how to home-brew their own

m o s q u i t o - k i l l i n g c o c k t a i l

(societyforscience.org/article/comm

on-plant-could-help-fight-zika-

virus).

Common Plant Could Help Fight Zika Virus

Wearable Kidney may Help Replace Dialysis

A wea r ab l e

artificial kidney

may be a viable

d i a l y s i s

t e c h n o l o g y

that can give

people with

e n d - s t a g e

kidney disease the freedom to move

around during treatment, according

to the results of a new clinical trial

conducted at the University of

Washington Medical Centre in the

US. The technology may become an

a l ternat ive to convent iona l

hemodialysis for people with end-

stage kidney disease. Present-day

treatment generally requires three

sessions a week on a stationary

machine that restricts patients'

ability to walk around while it is

attached and running. In contrast, a

wearable device would allow

pat ients to be mobi le and

untethered. It could also provide

additional benefits from longer

sessions or more frequent days of

dialysis. The clinical trial of a

prototype for such a device was

performed with seven patients. The

patients were treated with the

device for up to 24 hours. The US

Food and Drug Administration-

authorised trial was conducted to

determine the safety and efficacy

of the device. The device

effectively cleared the blood of

waste products, like urea, creatinine

and and phosphorus, while also

removing excess water and salt

(timesofindia. com/Article.aspx

e i d = 3 1 8 0 8 & a r t i c l e x m l =

Wearab le -k idney -may -he lp -

replace-dialysis-0406).

New Method can Kill Cancer Cells in Two HoursResearchers at the University of

Texas have developed a new, non-

invasive method that can kill cancer

cells in two hours, an advance that

may significantly help people with

inoperable or hard-to-reach

tumours as well as young children

stricken with the deadly disease. The

method involves injecting a

c h e m i c a l c o m p o u n d ,

nitrobenzaldehyde, into the tumour

and allowing it to diffuse into the

tissue. A beam of light is then aimed

at the tissue, causing the cells to

become very acidic inside and,

essentially, “commit suicide”.

Within two hours, up to 95 per cent

of the targeted cancer cells are dead

or are estimated to be dead.

M a t t h e w

Gdovin hopes

that his non-

i n v a s i v e

method will

help cancer

patients with

tumours in

a r e a s t h a t

have proven

problematic

for surgeons,

such as the brain stem, aorta or

spine. It could also help people who

have received the maximum

amount of radiation treatment and

can no longer cope with the scarring

and pain that go along with it, or

children who are at risk of

deve lop ing muta t ions f rom

radiation as they grow older. The

findings were published in the

Journal of Clinical Oncology

( t h e h i n d u . c o m / s c i -

tech/health/new-method-can-kill-

cancer-cells-in-two-hours-shows-

study/).

Uttarakhand Tejpatta Gets GI Tag

The famed Uttarakhand tejpatta, a

popular spice used extensively in the

hilly cuisine, has been awarded a

geographical indication (GI)

certificate by the Chennai-based

Geographical Indications Registry,

making it the f irst product

indigenous to the state to have made

it to the GI list which features 261

products from across the country.

Over a thousand metric tonnes of

tejpatta (Cinnamomum tamala) is

produced in the state every year,

mainly in the districts of Nainital,

Chamoli, Tehri, Bageshwar, Almora,

Pithoragarh, and Champawat.

Grown at a height of 1,000 to 2,200

metres, tejpatta from Uttarakhand is

also known as the sweet bay leaf in

the national and international

market. Besides being used in

cooking, tejpatta finds a place in

ayurvedic and herbal medicinal

preparations (http://timesofindia.i

ndiatimes.com/city/dehradun/

Uttarakhand-tejpatta-sweet-bay-

l ea f - ge t s - G I t a g / a r t i c l e show/

52625384).

Warikoo, Dr. Sunil Bhatt, Dr.

Jaishree Karnwal along with students

of the department act ive ly

participated for assessing and

treating the patients. No fee was

charged and was part of the social

responsibility of the Institute.

Health/Physiotherapy CampOne day Physiotherapy

Camp was organised by

the Department of

Physiotherapy on 29th

May 2016 at Mata Bala

S u n d a r i S h r i n e ,

Manduwala , dehra

D u n . D r . V i v e k

Chauhan, Dr. Deepti

The department of Biochemistry

celebrated celebrated World

Immunology Day on 29th April 2016

in collaboration with the Indian

Immunological Society of India. The

faculty members and students of

various departments took active part.

Dr. Shailja Pant, Principal in her

inaugural address, discussed the

basics of immunology. She said that

without comprehanding the science

of Immunology, no branch of life

sciences can be understood. Dr.

Arun Kumar, Director, discussed the

applications of immunology in

various fields, such as the diagnosis

and therapy. He sa id that

immunology could be applied to

various field in life sciences and lots

of mysteries remained to be

explored in this field. Dr. Gyanendra

Awasthi, Head, Biochemistry, and

Member, of Indian Immunological

Society delivered the lecture on

Immunological Techniques and

discussed about applications of

E L I S A ( e n z y m e - l i n k e d

immunosorben t a s say ) and

Radioimmunoassay (RIA) in the field

of clinical science.

Two invited lectures were delivered

by faculty with background in the

field of immunology, namely, Dr.

Sovan Bagchi, Professor & Head,

Department of Biotechnology, on

'Immunotherapy' and Dr. Ashwani

Sanghi , Ass i s tant Professor,

Department of Biochemistry, on

'Hybridoma Technology' on this

occasion. The quiz competition and

poster presentation were held.

Department Biotechnology scored

1st position in the quiz, followed by

the Department of Microbiology

and 3rd position was secured by

Pathology Department. Ms. Pooja of

Biochemistry Department stood 1st

in poster presentation followed by

Fauzia of the same Department.

During the valedictory function, Shri

Arvind Gupta, Chairman , Dolphin

Institute congratulated the winners

of various competitions. He said that

the institute would actively

encourage research in the field of

I m m u n o l o g y. P r i z e s w e r e

distributed by Dr. Arun Kumar,

Director of the institute. On this

occasion, Dr. Ashwani Sanghi, Dr.

Shiv Sharan Singh, Dr. Aditya

Swarup and Mr. Ankit Johari etc.

participated actively in organizing

the event.

World Immunology Day Celebrated at Dolphin Institute

On the occasion of 'World

Health Day' on 7th April

2016, Depar tment o f

Chemistry in collaboration

with India Book of records

and Indo-Vietnam Medical

Board organized a talk by

Dr. Suman Rawat, Faculty in

the institute and a certified

diabetes educator. She

presented myth-busting

facts in an hour long session on

“Diabetes Type I & II Cure in 72

hours” during the seminar.

The speaker shared simple but

effective techniques with the

audience to cure and reverse

diabetes. Even after 69 years of

independence India is still deeply

trapped in the vicious cycle of

western medicine, emphasized the

speaker. The aim of the seminar was

to help in reversing Diabetes, Heart

Diseases, High Blood Pressure and

High cholesterol. At the end of

seminar, scientific evidence based

DVD “Diabetes Type I & II Cure in

72 hours” was distributed among

the participants for their better

understanding.

Dr. Shailja Pant, Principal, released

the copies of the book “The last days

of Diabetes” authored by

Dr.Biswaroop Roy Chowdhary,

who has shared scientific techniques

with readers by which a person can

be cured of diabetes and other

lifestyle diseases. Dr. Chowdhary

was available online to answer

queries of audience and media

across all the 69 locations through

video conferencing.

Simultaneously, Department of

Pathology organized a Guest lectures

on the occasion of the World Health

Day on “Anaemia- A silent killer

among women & children” by

Dr. Rashmi Dhigra, Deputy Director,

UCPH, Dehra Dun.

On the occasion of World

E n v i r o n m e n t D a y - 2 0 1 6 ,

Department of Botany organized

one day Seminar on 'Illegal Trade in

Wildlife' on 3rd June, 2016. Dr. S.P

S. Kushwaha, Former Head, Forestry

and Ecology Division, Indian

Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehra

Dun, was the Chief Guest and

Keynote speaker for the seminar.

The topic of his lecture was 'Wildlife

Management and Geospatial

Technology'. Dr. Arun Kumar,

Director, while welcoming the

guests and students spoke in details

about the world wide urgent need of

Wildlife conservation in view of the

alarming rise in the illegal wildlife

trade across the Globe.

World Health Day Word Environment Day

Dr. Suman Rawat addressing the participants

Dr. S.P.S. Khushwaha planting the sapling

‘Yoga Shivir’ was organized in the

premises of the Dolphin Institute on nd the occasion of the 2 International

stYoga Day on 21 June, 2016. It was

organized by Dolphin Student's

Welfare Council (DSWC). Shri

Arvind Gupta, Chairman of the

Institute, faculty, staff & students

participated in the yoga shivir.

Shri Arvind Gupta in his address said

that Yoga is the symbol of the rich

Indian culture and it is a huge

experience of knowledge gained by

the Rishis & Munis of the ancient

India to maintain them physically,

mentally and spiritually.

He further told that

almost all the diseases

can be controlled by yoga

and widespread use of

yoga will change the

scenario of all the Health

industry. He appealed to

the students to include

yoga in their day to day life so that

this will be helpful the students to

keep the stress at bay and will be

strong enough to face the challenges

of life.

On this occasion Shri N.K. Joshi

Sports Officer, Shri Vipul Garg

Dean DSWC, Shri Gaurav Bhatia,

Shri Sudhir Bharti. Shri Pankaj

Gusain alongwith students were

present.

Observing International Yoga Day at our Institute

Chairman leading the Yoga Asans

Enthusiastic participants in Yoga

Dr. Gyanendra Awasthi addressing the students

Educational Tours

The Students of B.Sc. Ag. IV Semester visited Institute of Cooperative Management, finance schemes being provided by the State government

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Scientific Advancements

Department of Agriculture

Department of Botany

Department of Forestry

Students of B.Sc. Ag. II Semester

visited Forest Research Institute,

Dehra Dun on April 13, 2016 to get

hands-on- training on vegetative

propagation methods in different

horticultural crops by Mr. S.P. Singh,

Scientist FRI.

Students of B.Sc. Ag. IV Semester

visited Institute of Cooperative

Management, Dehra Dun on April

18, 2016 and were exposed to

different cooperative and finance

schemes being provided by the State

government.

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S e m e s t e r v i s i t e d R e g i o n a l

Sericulture Station, Selaqui, Dehra

Dun on March 28, 2016 and

l e a r n e d s i l k w o r m r e a r i n g

techniques.

Students of B.Sc. Horticulture II

Sem visited labs and field centers of

Center for Aromatic Plants (CAP) on

April 5, 2016.

Study tour to Lab and Field

Center of CAP (Center for Aromatic

Plants) Selaqui, by M.Sc. Botany II

Semester on 22/04/2016.

Study tour to Conservation

Farm NAVDANYA, Selaqui, Dehra

Dun by M.Sc. Botany II and IV

Semester on 23/04/2016.

Study tour to FRI Museum and

Botanic Garden, Dehra Dun by

M.Sc. Botany II Semester, IV

Semester, B.Sc.Ag. VI Semester

students and Eco-club members on

April 29, 2016.

Academic field visit to Eco-

restoration site at Hanthipaun,

Mussoorie hills, Dehra Dun by

M.Sc. Botany II Semester Students

on May 5, 2016.

B. Sc. IV Semester Lacchiwala

Forest on 2 April 2016 to study

r i v e r i a n s u c c e s s i o n a n d

documentation of present flora.

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for Aromatic plants, Selqui on 5 April

to study post harvest processing of

aromatic & medicinal plants

B. Sc. II Semester visited Forest

meteorology Observatory, FRI

Dehra Dun on 8 April to study the

working of instruments used for

meteorology.

B. Sc. IV Semester students

visited Wood Produtcs Division, FRI

Dehra Dun on 13 April to study the

determination of wood's strength

properties, wood seasoning & Wood

preservation.

B. Sc. VI Semester students

visited Mussoorie Forest Range on

16 April to get acquainted with the

techniques to fight forest fire.

B. Sc. IV Semester students

visited Fungarium & Molecular

Pathology Lab, FRI Dehra Dun on

27 April to study the various

diseased specimens of Forest trees,

visit to national type culture of Forest

pathology and familiarization with

molecular techniques.

M. Sc. II Semester students

visited Indian Institute of Remote

sensing, Dehra Dun on 3rd May to

study different instruments and

methodologies used in applying

practical aspects of Remote Sensing

and GIS.

M. Sc. II Semester students

visited Forest Survey of India, Dehra

Dun on 5th May to study different

instruments and methodologies on

used in applications of Remote

Sensing and GIS forestry.

Hepatic glucose released into the

circulation is vital for brain

functioning and survival during

per iods o f f a s t ing , and i s

modulated by an ar ray of

hormones that precisely regulate

plasma glucose levels. Asprosin,

the C-terminal cleavage product of

profibrillin, is secreted by white

adipose, circulates at nanomolar

levels, and is recruited to the liver,

where it activates the G protein-

cAMP-PKA pathway, resulting in

rapid glucose release into the

c i rculat ion. Therapeut ica l ly,

targeting it may be beneficial in type

II diabetes and metabolic syndrome

(Cell, 165(3): 566–579, 21 April

2016).

Asprosin, A Fasting-Induced Glucogenic Protein Hormone

Bioo, The High-Tech Houseplant, Charges Smartphone With Plant Power

A team of 51 scientists from

nine countries including

India, China, the USA and

A u s t r a l i a , a n d t h e

International Crops Research

Institute for the Semi-Arid

Tropics (ICRISAT), have decoded the

complete DNA sequence of the

ancestor of groundnut, the diploid

A-genome (Arachis duranensis).

They feel that this promises

t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f

i m p r o v e d g r o u n d n u t

varieties with enhanced

traits such as increased pod

and oil yield, drought and heat

tolerance and greater disease

resistance. Other signif icant

varieties this could help develop

include aflatoxin-free, nutrition-rich

Breakthrough in DNA Sequencing of Groundnutand allergen-free. The breakthrough

also provides insights into geocarpy

– a unique reproductive process of

the groundnut, oil biosynthesis and

allergens. The findings have been

published in the 'Proceedings of the

National Academy of Sciences

'(PNAS), USA (http://www.pnas.org/

content/early/2016/05/25/1600899

113.full ) on May 31, 2016.

Bioo based on precision

t e c h n o l o g y f r o m

Arkyne Technologies,

Barcelona, Spain, is

embedded within the

potted plant. The magic

happens inside the

plant pot, where energy created by

the plant's biological elements

expelled after photosynthesis is

transferred for use in the

form of electricity. A

USB wire, biological

nanowi res and an

anaerobic chamber

make up the system that

powers Smartphone

(techtimes.com/articles/151655/20

160419/bioo-charges-phone-plant-

power).

Zika Virus may cause Microcephaly by Hijacking Human Immune Molecule

In May, researchers at the University

of California determined that Zika

virus activates immune receptor

TLR3, which in turn inhibits brain

cell development and survival,

causing the organoids to shrink. The

study also shows that inhibiting this

mechanism reduces brain cell

damage, h in t ing a t a new

therapeutic approach to mitigating

the effects of prenatal Zika virus

infection (http:// ucsdnews.ucsd.

edu/pressrelease/zika_virus_may_c

ause_ microcephaly_by_ hijacking _

hum an_immune_molecule).

At present, HIV treatment relies on

various antiretrovirals, and while

these do prevent the human

immunodeficiency virus from

replicating, they do not serve as a

cure. Worse, when antiretroviral

therapy is interrupted, the virus

replication rebounds. When this

happens, the patient is put at risk of

developing acquired immune

deficiency syndrome (AIDS). If

doctors could one day eliminate

HIV from human genomes, the

disease could finally be cured. In the

study, Khalil and his team at Temple

U n i v e r s i t y, P h i l a d e l p h i a ,

Pennsylvania, studied the CRISPR

technique's ability to remove HIV

DNA from both rats and mice, and

found that it successfully cuts out the

virus in more than half of the cells.

According to Khalil, the process was

"very simple" and would not be a

complicated procedure even when

u s e d o n h u m a n p a t i e n t s

(http://christiantimes.com/article/hi

v -a id s - cu re -news - sc ien t i s t s -

remove-hiv-dna-from-living-tissue-

a r e - o n e - s t e p - c l o s e r - t o -

cure/56403).

Scientists Remove HIV DNA from Living Tissue, are One Step Closer to Cure

Jerouen Paul Lumabao, a 10th

grader at Daniel R. Aguinaldo

National High School in Davao City,

Philippines, discovered that extract

of leaves of the garden croton or San

Franc i sco p lan t (Cod iaeum

variegatum) could kill larvae of a

mosquito that helps spread the

v i r u s e s t h a t c a u s e Z i k a ,

Chikungunya and Dengue fever.

The research may help public health

officials develop a way to slow the

spread of these deadly diseases. It

also may give homeowners hints

about how to home-brew their own

m o s q u i t o - k i l l i n g c o c k t a i l

(societyforscience.org/article/comm

on-plant-could-help-fight-zika-

virus).

Common Plant Could Help Fight Zika Virus

Wearable Kidney may Help Replace Dialysis

A wea r ab l e

artificial kidney

may be a viable

d i a l y s i s

t e c h n o l o g y

that can give

people with

e n d - s t a g e

kidney disease the freedom to move

around during treatment, according

to the results of a new clinical trial

conducted at the University of

Washington Medical Centre in the

US. The technology may become an

a l ternat ive to convent iona l

hemodialysis for people with end-

stage kidney disease. Present-day

treatment generally requires three

sessions a week on a stationary

machine that restricts patients'

ability to walk around while it is

attached and running. In contrast, a

wearable device would allow

pat ients to be mobi le and

untethered. It could also provide

additional benefits from longer

sessions or more frequent days of

dialysis. The clinical trial of a

prototype for such a device was

performed with seven patients. The

patients were treated with the

device for up to 24 hours. The US

Food and Drug Administration-

authorised trial was conducted to

determine the safety and efficacy

of the device. The device

effectively cleared the blood of

waste products, like urea, creatinine

and and phosphorus, while also

removing excess water and salt

(timesofindia. com/Article.aspx

e i d = 3 1 8 0 8 & a r t i c l e x m l =

Wearab le -k idney -may -he lp -

replace-dialysis-0406).

New Method can Kill Cancer Cells in Two HoursResearchers at the University of

Texas have developed a new, non-

invasive method that can kill cancer

cells in two hours, an advance that

may significantly help people with

inoperable or hard-to-reach

tumours as well as young children

stricken with the deadly disease. The

method involves injecting a

c h e m i c a l c o m p o u n d ,

nitrobenzaldehyde, into the tumour

and allowing it to diffuse into the

tissue. A beam of light is then aimed

at the tissue, causing the cells to

become very acidic inside and,

essentially, “commit suicide”.

Within two hours, up to 95 per cent

of the targeted cancer cells are dead

or are estimated to be dead.

M a t t h e w

Gdovin hopes

that his non-

i n v a s i v e

method will

help cancer

patients with

tumours in

a r e a s t h a t

have proven

problematic

for surgeons,

such as the brain stem, aorta or

spine. It could also help people who

have received the maximum

amount of radiation treatment and

can no longer cope with the scarring

and pain that go along with it, or

children who are at risk of

deve lop ing muta t ions f rom

radiation as they grow older. The

findings were published in the

Journal of Clinical Oncology

( t h e h i n d u . c o m / s c i -

tech/health/new-method-can-kill-

cancer-cells-in-two-hours-shows-

study/).

Uttarakhand Tejpatta Gets GI Tag

The famed Uttarakhand tejpatta, a

popular spice used extensively in the

hilly cuisine, has been awarded a

geographical indication (GI)

certificate by the Chennai-based

Geographical Indications Registry,

making it the f irst product

indigenous to the state to have made

it to the GI list which features 261

products from across the country.

Over a thousand metric tonnes of

tejpatta (Cinnamomum tamala) is

produced in the state every year,

mainly in the districts of Nainital,

Chamoli, Tehri, Bageshwar, Almora,

Pithoragarh, and Champawat.

Grown at a height of 1,000 to 2,200

metres, tejpatta from Uttarakhand is

also known as the sweet bay leaf in

the national and international

market. Besides being used in

cooking, tejpatta finds a place in

ayurvedic and herbal medicinal

preparations (http://timesofindia.i

ndiatimes.com/city/dehradun/

Uttarakhand-tejpatta-sweet-bay-

l ea f - ge t s - G I t a g / a r t i c l e show/

52625384).

Warikoo, Dr. Sunil Bhatt, Dr.

Jaishree Karnwal along with students

of the department act ive ly

participated for assessing and

treating the patients. No fee was

charged and was part of the social

responsibility of the Institute.

Health/Physiotherapy CampOne day Physiotherapy

Camp was organised by

the Department of

Physiotherapy on 29th

May 2016 at Mata Bala

S u n d a r i S h r i n e ,

Manduwala , dehra

D u n . D r . V i v e k

Chauhan, Dr. Deepti

The department of Biochemistry

celebrated celebrated World

Immunology Day on 29th April 2016

in collaboration with the Indian

Immunological Society of India. The

faculty members and students of

various departments took active part.

Dr. Shailja Pant, Principal in her

inaugural address, discussed the

basics of immunology. She said that

without comprehanding the science

of Immunology, no branch of life

sciences can be understood. Dr.

Arun Kumar, Director, discussed the

applications of immunology in

various fields, such as the diagnosis

and therapy. He sa id that

immunology could be applied to

various field in life sciences and lots

of mysteries remained to be

explored in this field. Dr. Gyanendra

Awasthi, Head, Biochemistry, and

Member, of Indian Immunological

Society delivered the lecture on

Immunological Techniques and

discussed about applications of

E L I S A ( e n z y m e - l i n k e d

immunosorben t a s say ) and

Radioimmunoassay (RIA) in the field

of clinical science.

Two invited lectures were delivered

by faculty with background in the

field of immunology, namely, Dr.

Sovan Bagchi, Professor & Head,

Department of Biotechnology, on

'Immunotherapy' and Dr. Ashwani

Sanghi , Ass i s tant Professor,

Department of Biochemistry, on

'Hybridoma Technology' on this

occasion. The quiz competition and

poster presentation were held.

Department Biotechnology scored

1st position in the quiz, followed by

the Department of Microbiology

and 3rd position was secured by

Pathology Department. Ms. Pooja of

Biochemistry Department stood 1st

in poster presentation followed by

Fauzia of the same Department.

During the valedictory function, Shri

Arvind Gupta, Chairman , Dolphin

Institute congratulated the winners

of various competitions. He said that

the institute would actively

encourage research in the field of

I m m u n o l o g y. P r i z e s w e r e

distributed by Dr. Arun Kumar,

Director of the institute. On this

occasion, Dr. Ashwani Sanghi, Dr.

Shiv Sharan Singh, Dr. Aditya

Swarup and Mr. Ankit Johari etc.

participated actively in organizing

the event.

World Immunology Day Celebrated at Dolphin Institute

On the occasion of 'World

Health Day' on 7th April

2016, Depar tment o f

Chemistry in collaboration

with India Book of records

and Indo-Vietnam Medical

Board organized a talk by

Dr. Suman Rawat, Faculty in

the institute and a certified

diabetes educator. She

presented myth-busting

facts in an hour long session on

“Diabetes Type I & II Cure in 72

hours” during the seminar.

The speaker shared simple but

effective techniques with the

audience to cure and reverse

diabetes. Even after 69 years of

independence India is still deeply

trapped in the vicious cycle of

western medicine, emphasized the

speaker. The aim of the seminar was

to help in reversing Diabetes, Heart

Diseases, High Blood Pressure and

High cholesterol. At the end of

seminar, scientific evidence based

DVD “Diabetes Type I & II Cure in

72 hours” was distributed among

the participants for their better

understanding.

Dr. Shailja Pant, Principal, released

the copies of the book “The last days

of Diabetes” authored by

Dr.Biswaroop Roy Chowdhary,

who has shared scientific techniques

with readers by which a person can

be cured of diabetes and other

lifestyle diseases. Dr. Chowdhary

was available online to answer

queries of audience and media

across all the 69 locations through

video conferencing.

Simultaneously, Department of

Pathology organized a Guest lectures

on the occasion of the World Health

Day on “Anaemia- A silent killer

among women & children” by

Dr. Rashmi Dhigra, Deputy Director,

UCPH, Dehra Dun.

On the occasion of World

E n v i r o n m e n t D a y - 2 0 1 6 ,

Department of Botany organized

one day Seminar on 'Illegal Trade in

Wildlife' on 3rd June, 2016. Dr. S.P

S. Kushwaha, Former Head, Forestry

and Ecology Division, Indian

Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehra

Dun, was the Chief Guest and

Keynote speaker for the seminar.

The topic of his lecture was 'Wildlife

Management and Geospatial

Technology'. Dr. Arun Kumar,

Director, while welcoming the

guests and students spoke in details

about the world wide urgent need of

Wildlife conservation in view of the

alarming rise in the illegal wildlife

trade across the Globe.

World Health Day Word Environment Day

Dr. Suman Rawat addressing the participants

Dr. S.P.S. Khushwaha planting the sapling

‘Yoga Shivir’ was organized in the

premises of the Dolphin Institute on nd the occasion of the 2 International

stYoga Day on 21 June, 2016. It was

organized by Dolphin Student's

Welfare Council (DSWC). Shri

Arvind Gupta, Chairman of the

Institute, faculty, staff & students

participated in the yoga shivir.

Shri Arvind Gupta in his address said

that Yoga is the symbol of the rich

Indian culture and it is a huge

experience of knowledge gained by

the Rishis & Munis of the ancient

India to maintain them physically,

mentally and spiritually.

He further told that

almost all the diseases

can be controlled by yoga

and widespread use of

yoga will change the

scenario of all the Health

industry. He appealed to

the students to include

yoga in their day to day life so that

this will be helpful the students to

keep the stress at bay and will be

strong enough to face the challenges

of life.

On this occasion Shri N.K. Joshi

Sports Officer, Shri Vipul Garg

Dean DSWC, Shri Gaurav Bhatia,

Shri Sudhir Bharti. Shri Pankaj

Gusain alongwith students were

present.

Observing International Yoga Day at our Institute

Chairman leading the Yoga Asans

Enthusiastic participants in Yoga

Dr. Gyanendra Awasthi addressing the students

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Student Corner

The species, Solanum ossicruentum,

is a type of bush tomato from

northern Australia. These tomatoes

are only a couple of centimeters

(about an inch) wide and they grow

within a shell of spikes. These spikes

probably help the fruits latch onto

the fur of passing mammals to

spread the plant's seeds elsewhere.

Two minutes after being cut open,

the white flesh of an immature fruit

turns red. After five minutes of air

exposure, the bush tomatoes bloody

colour becomes even darker

(student.societyforscience.org/articl

e/new-species-terrifying-tomato-

appears-bleed).

New Species of Terrifying Tomato Appears to Bleed

According to a study conducted by a

Swedish team, analyses of a

yellowish fossil may point to a

previously unknown type of tree.

There are electrical forces that

hold atoms together in the

amber. Researchers can map

these bonds and compare them

to the ones that form in modern

tree resins under heat and

pressure. These bonds differ

from one tree species to another.

In this way, scientists can identify

the type of tree that produced

the resin. This discovery may

shed new light on ecosystems that

existed millions of years ago

( s t u d e n t . s o c i e t y f o r

science.org/article/identifying-

ancient-trees-their-amber).

Identifying Ancient Trees from Their Amber

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List of the Industries who interviewed the students between

April-June, 2016.

Name of Industry Date

Sharon Biomedicine Ltd. U.K. 12 April 2016

Sharon Biomedicine Ltd. U.K. 19 April 2016

Nectar Lifesciences Ltd. Punjab 25 April 2016

Troika Pharmaceuticals Ltd. U.K. 05 May 2016

Sharon Biomedicine Ltd. U.K. 16 May 2016

Swift Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. U.K. 17 May 2016

GMP Pharma Industry, U.K. 01 June 2016

J Mitra & Company, New Delhi 17 June 2016

Training Placement Cell&

Lifesciences, Derabassi, Punjab

which came for Campus Placement

in the Institute selected eight

students, while Jubilant life Sciences

Ltd., Punjab and GMP Pharma

Industries, Dehra Dun one each

f rom M.Sc . B io techno logy,

Chemistry and Microbiology.

Though this is the

period when mostly

students are busy in

p repar ing fo r the

University exams and

completion of their

syllabus and course

contents. However, the

Training and Placement

cell has still been quite

a c t i v e i n e i t h e r

arranging the placement interviews

in the premises of the companies or

in successfully arranging campus

placement interviews.

Altogether six industrial houses

interviewed our students between

April to June 2016. The detailed list is

provided below. Of these Nectar

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Rudraksha, also rudraksh, Sanskrit:

rudrākṣa ( "Rudra ' s [Shiva ' s ]

Teardrops"), is a seed traditionally

used for prayer beads in Hinduism.

The seed is produced by several

species of large evergreen broad-

leaved t ree in the genus

Elaeocarpus, with Elaeocarpus

ganitrus Roxb. (Elaeocarpaceae)

being the principal species

used in the making of organic

jewellery or mala.

Traditionally, it is

believed that the

number of beads

used should be 108

plus one. The extra bead is

the bindu or "guru bead". Its

medicinal and divine properties

have been known since times

immemorial. It is believed that who

has the blessings of Lord Shiva, gets

the opportunity of wearing this

divine bead.

According to the religious text of

“Devi Bhagwat Puran”, there were

t h r e e D e m o n s k n o w n a s

Tripurasuras, who was very strong

and had innumerable powers. Due

to these qualities he became so

proud that he started to trouble

deities and sages. No one was able

to fight and defeat this

strong demon. On

noticing Demon's

immoral actions,

Brahma, Vishnu

and other deities

b e c a m e v e r y

w o r r i e d . T h e y

approached Lord Shiva and prayed

to give salvation from the demon

Tripurasur. Lord Shiva half closed

his eyes and meditated for some

time before engaging the Demon in

fight. When he opened his eyes,

tears fell down on the earth.

Wherever his tears fell the

Rudraksha tree grew. Lord Shiva

then used his deadly divine weapon

Myths of the origin of 'Rudraksha'

Faculty Corner

known as Aghor and finished the

demons Tripurasuras forever.

According to another religious text

“Shiva Mahapuran”, Parvati the

divine consort of Lord Shiva asked

him the origin of Rudraksha. On

hearing her question Shiva said that

once he did penance for a thousand

years. Tired of keeping his eyes

closed for a time so long, Shiva

opened them and a few drops of

tear fell on the ground and turned

into beads and grew into trees. Thus

the Rudraksha trees were born.

Compiled by: Dr. K.P. Tripathi,

HOD- Department of Botany,

DIBNS, Dehra Dun.

Over 350 species of birds to India, says Government of India

migrate

Decline in numbers due to poaching, pollution

Bar-headed Goose, Anser indicus, a common migratory bird in India

Migratory route of Bar-headed Goose

Bionic Leaf Turns Sunlight into Liquid FuelScientists at the Harvard University

have developed a bionic leaf 2.0

that uses solar energy to split water

molecules and hydrogen-eating

bacteria to produce liquid fuels, that

surpasses the ef f ic iency of

photosynthesis seen in fastest

growing plants. Earlier, artificial

photosynthesis was used for water-

splitting. The system can be used to

g e n e r a t e u s a b l e f u e l s

(huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/scientist

s-develop-bionic-leaf-that-turns-

sunlight-into-liquid-fuel).

More than 350 species of bird

migrate to India even as there has

been a decline in the number of

some of these migratory birds due to

various reasons, including pollution

of wetland by domestic sewage.

“Although no specific assessment is

conducted by the Minis t ry

(Environment) with respect to

species of migratory birds visiting

India, literatures published by

experts , including scient i f ic

institutions, suggest that about 370

species of birds migrate to India out

of which 175 species undertake

long-distance migration using

Central Asian flyway area which also

include Amur falcons, Egyptian

vultures, plovers, ducks, storks,

ib i ses , f lamingoes , jacanas ,

pochards and others,” Environment

Minister Prakash Javadekar said in

Rajya Sabha.

establishment of wildlife crime

control bureau for control of illegal

trade and others. (Source: The

Hindu April 26, 2016).

fertilizers, reduction of habitat,

climate change,” he said.

On the steps taken by the

government for protection of

migratory birds, mr Javadekar said

rarer and endangered species are

included in the Schedule 1 of

Wildlife Protection Act 1972

thereby according the highest

degree of protection.

Other steps also include stringent

punishments for violation of the Act,

notification of important habitats of

these birds as protected areas,

In a written reply, he said as per the

'A s i an Wate r B i rd Censu s '

c o o r d i n a t e d b y We t l a n d s

International, some migratory birds

in the region showed a decreasing

trend during the last decade while some

species indicated a stable population.

“The decline in the number of

migratory birds is attributed to

various factors including wetland

reclamation, pollution of wetland

through domestic sewage, hunting,

trapping of migratory routes,

indiscriminate use of pesticides and

Designed by : S.K. Thapliyal

paramedical courses. About 125

students ware assisted during the

period.

In addition the Institutes also play a

proact ive role in arranging

internships for the students of the